German court convicts imam for seeking IS recruits

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AP Berlin
Last Updated : Jun 14 2016 | 9:13 PM IST
A Berlin court has sentenced an imam to two-and-a-half years in prison for a video and interview glorifying the Islamic State group and for seeking recruits for the extremist organization.
The Berlin district court today convicted the 30-year-old, identified only as Gadzhimurad K in line with German privacy rules, of soliciting members or supporters for a foreign terrorist organization and of condoning crimes.
The court said that the defendant posted a video in January 2015 in which he paid homage to IS and called on people to join its fight.
It said he also gave a Russian-language online magazine an interview in which he sought to justify grisly killings by the group.
It said he used his "authority built up over years" among Russian-speaking extremists to seek recruits.
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First Published: Jun 14 2016 | 9:13 PM IST

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